Cursive Ponat 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, packaging, social posts, posters, friendly, whimsical, casual, lively, personal, handwritten feel, personal tone, expressive script, casual elegance, display emphasis, looping, monoline feel, tall ascenders, long descenders, bouncy baseline.
A lively cursive handwritten style with a rightward slant and fluid, loop-driven construction. Strokes show a pen-like modulation—thin entry/exit hairlines with fuller downstrokes—creating a crisp, calligraphic rhythm. Letterforms are tall and airy, with compact lowercase bodies and prominent ascenders/descenders; counters are open and rounded, and joins appear intermittent (some letters connect while others remain separately written), reinforcing a natural handwriting cadence. Capitals are simplified and slightly flamboyant, featuring soft curves and occasional swash-like terminals that stand out in headings and initials.
Well-suited to short display copy where a human, informal voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, boutique packaging, social media graphics, and poster headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or labels when set with enough size and spacing to preserve its delicate stroke details.
The overall tone is warm and conversational, like neat note-taking or a quick personal message. Its looping forms and springy movement give it a playful, approachable character without feeling overly decorative.
Designed to emulate quick, confident cursive writing with a polished rhythm and expressive loops. The forms prioritize personality and gesture over strict uniformity, aiming to bring an authentic handwritten presence to display text.
The set shows noticeable per-glyph individuality typical of handwriting, with variable entry strokes and terminal shapes. Numerals are simple and readable with the same slanted, pen-drawn flavor, and the punctuation in the samples sits lightly, maintaining an informal flow.